Thursday, July 29, 2010

Some News for Thu Jul 29, 2010

STARTERS

On back to back nights Bruce Arena coached teams lost 1-4 and 2-5 at home. I bet he wants to take a few days off and just get drunk as a skunk.

MLS ALL STARS

Now that's an ass kicking! Plain and simple. And it started just 21 seconds into the game. The brutal opening that saw Kevin Alston put a lazy backpass right on to the foot of Federico Macheda, and then Macheda smash home a corner kick 11 minutes later, the All Stars actually got back into the back in the second half when Brian Ching scored on a very typical (for him) headed corner. Then it just fell apart, with DDR getting a late goal in a flurry to take the game back from disaster into simply embarrassing territory.

Joshua Mayers of the Seattle Times on the Sounders newest signing Uruguayan Alvaro Fernandez.-Mayers does a short Q & A with Sounders honcho Adrian Hanauer about the teams 3rd DP.-Here is a reprint of what we wrote about Fernandez last week:He signed with Nacional (Uruguay) in 09, but played the last 2 seasons on loan at Vitoria Setubal (Portugal) & Universidad de Chile (Chile.)He was also just on the Uruguay World Cup team, starting against Ghana (subbed out at half time), coming on as a sub in the 84th against S Korea, coming on as a sub in the 85th against Mexico and coming on as a sub in the 71st against South Africa.

Doug Roberson of the Atlanta Journal Constitution with another in his string of stories looking at the viability of MLS in that geographically important city.-Atlanta hosted Club America v Manchester City last night at the Georgia Dome. The game ended tied 1-1, with Man City winning 4-1 in a Penalty Kick Shoot Out. Attendance was 33,721.